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//-ˈɛktəmi// suffix

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Definitions

Suffix
  1. 1
    Surgical removal of. morpheme

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ, “a cutting out of”), from ἐκτέμνω (ektémnō, “to cut out”), from ἐκ (ek, “out”) + τέμνω (témnō, “to cut”).

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